hi everyone i was wondering if there is a difference between doing exercises where you hold your body weight instead of doing repetitions. for example, will doing planks give you different results than doing crunches, or pull-ups compared to flexed arm hang?
thanks
Tommy
difference in training
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planks are better than crunches but hanging from a bar won't do much compared to pull ups
if wanting to do holds instead of reps you need to know the "max force" points of each muscle
chest - hold a half push up position
back - hold a half pull up position or the top position of a row where your shoulder lades are ssqueezed together
delts - half shoulder press position
bi's - half curl position
tri's - just before lockout position
quads - half squat position
that being said i think reps are better overall but you can holds to the last rep of the last set of each exercise if you want
if wanting to do holds instead of reps you need to know the "max force" points of each muscle
chest - hold a half push up position
back - hold a half pull up position or the top position of a row where your shoulder lades are ssqueezed together
delts - half shoulder press position
bi's - half curl position
tri's - just before lockout position
quads - half squat position
that being said i think reps are better overall but you can holds to the last rep of the last set of each exercise if you want